diff --git a/.github/workflows/lightgbm-macos.yml b/.github/workflows/lightgbm-macos.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7487955
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/lightgbm-macos.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+name: tests
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  install:
+    name: "Install LightGBM from PyPI on macOS"
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.11"
+
+      - name: Print system information
+        run: |
+          sw_vers
+
+      - name: Install LightGBM with pip
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install lightgbm
+
+  install-source:
+    name: "Install LightGBM source from PyPI on macOS"
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.11"
+
+      - name: Print system information
+        run: |
+          sw_vers
+
+      - name: Install LightGBM with pip
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install lightgbm --no-binary lightgbm